This is one of my favorite [tag]youth football drills[/tag]. We call it the “3 seconds” one on one pass drill. I have 1 defensive player and 1 offensive player. One of the [tag]football coach[/tag]es keeps score.
D-lineman vs. O-lineman–pass rush vs. pass pro.
This works both sides of the [tag]football[/tag]; since most of our kids play both sides.
The def. player has 3 seconds to rush the offensive player, make a move, and touch the blocking dummy standing 5-7 yards deep in the backfield. I give the “ready” call, and the offensive player goes when he is ready. The defensive player gets off when the offensive player moves, and the battle begins.
I count “thousand 1, thousand 2, thousand 3.
If the def. player tags the bag within the 3 sec., he gets 1 point.
If the off. player holds the def. player out for 3 sec., he gets 1 point.
We go for 10 minutes, with groups of how ever many players we have.
They partner up, and we set up the # of bags accordingly to the # of groups we have.
It is a battle, and the kids are working both sides of the ball (off/def). The one football player who has the most points at the end of 10-15 minutes, gets a prize (“crunch” candy bar, soda pop, energy drink, twinkie, etc.)
It is amazing what a player will do for a Twinkie in this [tag]football drill[/tag]. Very competitive, very fundamental drill, very physical and a lot of fun for kids.
